Rare Dog Breeds - Dog Breeds Forum

http://www.petforumz.com/Solid-Blue-Mini-Dachshund-rare-ftopict36274.html (Solid Blue Mini-Dachshund - rare?)
Hi - A friend, who is a first time breeder, has a solid blue mini-dox that we are interested in. He says that this coloring on the dog is very rare, therefore they are worth more. Looking thru the web I've found a couple of sites that say b/c of the breeding in the past 15 years or so there are n..
« "Rare" in coat patterns, colors or other things like size should NEVER equate to higher prices. If you read the standard for the Dachshund gray (blue) is only specified as a two-color coat which .. »
« This is a great example of hitting send before proof-reading. Sorry, I meant to delete the second appearance of the "Rare...." sentences -- Tara »

http://www.petforumz.com/rarest-breeds-ftopict31825.html (the rarest of breeds)
today, my friend pulled out this Life magazine from the 1970's. it had two adorable Shar Pei on the cover, and included an article about "rare" dog breeds. i found it pretty interesting. the dogs that were included were the Shar Pei, Neo Mastiff, Aussie, JRT, Loewchen (they called it the litt..
« I know at least 4 Shar Peis who look like that; must be somebody around here breeding a more normal/old-fashioned type. Erm... I think the black pigment is just a color variation. Plenty of them sti.. »
« I remember that magazine, I think. My Aunt & Uncle that lived up in Washington had a Shar Pei back in the early 80's. My uncle had seen some while he was in Asia in the early 70's and had always.. »
« My Pei, who is a pet quality but had show-quality littermates, does not have the fat-padded "hippo lips." flick 100785 »
« Aussies were still rare when I bought my first in the mid eighties. I had owned Shelties, Corgis, GSD, etc. and had done obedience, 4-H, an so on. Oddly enough, I knew a Shar Pei fancier who gave .. »

http://www.petforumz.com/Double-Dew-Claws-ftopict70574.html (Double Dew Claws)
In conversation about a homeless dog that is presumed to be a Lab/GSD mix, (5 or 6 years old, 45 - 50 pounds) it has turned out that she has double dew claws (don't know if it is front or hind legs). I know of a handful of dogs that have double dews, most of which are rare breeds, and am wonderin..
« "Suja" wrote in Several herding or LGD breeds have double dew claws on back legs quite regularly, they are just most often cut away when they are pups unless the breed standard requires them. D.. »